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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour dull;
prices steady and nominally unchanged; No. 2
64066c; No. q red, 7sc; No. 2 corn. 4sEc; No.
oats. 303 931c; No. rye, 62c; No barley.
7o076c; Nc. ! faxseed, sl24 Prime tim
othy-seed. 81 402274. Mess pork per bril-,
$4,000 Is. 90. Lard per pound. 7.75c Short
rib sides. (oose), 7.7007.75c; dry-salted shout
ders (boxedl. 5000 0e; short-clear sides
(boxed), 1901 csc; whisky, distlllers finished
goods, per gal. 81. 10. Sugars-Cut-loaf, 100
Sc; graduated, 1-5c; standard A. &c.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market was quiet; extra creamery, q 29c;
fancy dairy, 24a 026c; eggs, 20 022c.
Receipts-Flour, &c, 900 brls; wheat, rs, 900 Blu;
corn, 161. 900 bu oats. 98, 900 bu; rye, 1000 bu;
barley, 81 900 bu Shipments-Flour. $4,000
brs; wheat, $1,000 bu; corn. los, 900 bu; oats,
"a, 600 Blu; rye, 10000 blu; barley, 48, 900 bu.
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Oil.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16-Petroleum opered strong at
1850, but fell Tie in the early trading At this
point there interval of dulness that continued
until afternoon when the market suddenly became
strong and advanced to 7S1ac, and closed strong
1885, sales 1914, 900 brs. Turpentine duh at 3Sc.
OIL CITY, Pa. Dec. 16.-National Transit GER
tifcates opened at 77lsc: highest. 791ac; lowest,
771Sc; closed 1880; sales, 967. 900 bris clear
ances, 344 900 brs; charters. 10, 23S brls; ship
ments, 81, $40 brls; runs, 50,0SS brls.
PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. a16.--Petroleurn steady;
National Transit certificates opened z. lsc; closed
at 1850; highest, 1880; lowest, 77lsc.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 16.-Petroleum firm; stand
ard white, HOO, TIC.
WILMINGTON, Dec. 16.-Tnrpentine firm at
35 lac.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 16.-Turpentine weak at
351ec.
CHARLESTON, Dec 16-Turpentine steady at
3slc
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Provisions and Corn Occupy the Atten-
ton of the Chicago Spectators.
Pork Opens at Higher Figures and the Ad-
vance Is Continued, the Transactions Be-
ing Very Large-Wheat Higher.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.
Small Transactions in New York. with q Dull
but Firm Closing.

Small transactions in New York, with q Dull
but Firm Closing.
NEW YORK, Dec 16-Money on call was
,asy st Al 30 per cent, closing offered at 5.
Prime mercantile paper, 81 as per cent.
Sterling exchange was dull but firm and I'M.
7hanged.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were 147, 744
shares. including the following Delaware,
Lackawanna g Western, 1920; Lake Shore.
f,2l5; Louisville g. Nashville 6, 800; Northwest
srn, 900; Reading, 20,330; ST. Paul. 16 800;
Union Pacific, 1870; Western Union. 7,19s.
The stock market was again very dull, the
recorded transactions being still smaller than
those Of yesterday, and fluctuations, except in
J per cent. There was some pressure from the
~beers' in the morning hours, but the demand,
limited as lie was, was still sufficient to prevent
pny impression being made upon the list, and
later in the day the 'fbulls" obtained control of
Che market and advanced prices all along the
line. The orders from London showed a better
Influence was the besrish dispatches from Chi
sage. coupled with stories of bank failures which
proved TO have little foundation in fact. New
ENGLAND, FortWorth and Denver were the strong
stocks, the dealings In the first named being the
most important OF the day, the buying being
very good, and especially in the last hour. Man
haitian and Missouri Pacific sold ex. dividend.
The opening was steady to firm. but the trans
actions during the first hour were the smallest at
that time of the day seen in many months,
and the only features to the trading we're
the comparative weakness of Richmond & West
Point and the strength of Northern Pacific pre-
ferred. Toward noon Union Pacific sagged off a
fraction, and Oregon e Transcontinental showed
strength. but the general list simply stag
nant until the afternoon. when there was lit
tie more animation, which, however, was had at
she expense of values. Lackawanna losing nearly
N point Most OF the list were brought below
the opening figures, but in the last hour there
was more real buying than during the entire
previous portion of tie day, which had the effect
Of again bringing psiees to the best figures of
the day, the close being dull but firm. Most
stocks are higher, though Manitoba lost Il, and
Richmond 81 West Point preferred per cent,
but New England is up II, and Fort Worth s.
Denver and Oregon s. Transcontiuental per
cent
Railroad bonds were dull and steady, with
narrow fluctuations, leaving the list but little
changed from last evenings figures. The sales
were 1902, 900.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds were very dull and steady. Clos
ing quotations were:
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO

Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec. I6-Flour-Receipts,
%, 900 packages; exports, sob brls and SO. 039
sacks. Choice brands firmly held; others weak
Sales, Is. 600 brls; common to choice white
wheat Western extra. $4.600490; fancy white
wheat Western extra, $1,000 5. 20; patent
Minnesota, extra good to prime 81 7505 co.;
patent Minnesota, choice to fancy, So. 10 a {. 20
Wheat-Receipts. $1,000 bu; exports, 135, 934
bu sales. 1904, 900 gu futures and &C. 900 bu spot
Options advanced }01c on covering, closing
firm at the best; speculation moderately active
No. spring nominal at 90c; ungraded red
700922c; No. 2 red so a Sole store and elevator,
90! a Ole delivered: No l red nominal At 93ac
No. white nominal at 92c; No. red. Decem-
Der, 1856 0S93c. closing at s9ac; January, 99s
859sc, closing at 69sc; February, 90I a 90sc,
closing at 90ic March. 914 a 92c, closing at 92c;
April. 924 a este, closing at 9Sac; May, 93 5-160
s sse; DECEMBER 'l''''' '0' "'0'0' closing a.
Corn-Receipts, 600 bu: exports. 4.357 bu;
sales, 624. 600 bu futures and 10000 bu spot;
cash about 90 and options a lie higher closing
steady. Ungraded, 591 62c; No 8, Sole;
steamer, 60c; No. 2. 6la 062c elevator. 62k a
cember, nominal, Gle; January, 81 0612c. clos
ing at 6lzc February. 61k a 62.c, closing at
62sc; May, 62s 063lc. closing at 634c.
Oats-Receipts, 14.066 bu; exports. 161 bu;
sales, $50 600 bu futures and 10S.000 bu spot;
4a4c better and fairly active. Mixed Western,
sc 38c; white do, SO 043c.
Hay quiet and steady.
Hops dull and weak
Coffee-Spot fair Rio firm at ISsc Options
higher and moderately active; sales, 50, 800 hags
December, l6 80 a 10 60c; January. 16a 30c;
February, 10 90 a 16 Zoe; March. 1885 a 16 15c;
April Is 90 a l6 O5c May. 10 10 016c June. 10 rs
n 10. 9Oc; July 10 30 a To- 75c: August, 15.40c;
September, II so a - 10c October. IA 95c; No
vember. II. CD Ii. Doc; December t18SSl IL. 75c.
Sugar steady. Perpambuco, DC; Rio Grands
4Ec; Rapadura Acc; fair refining quoted at ste;
refined quiet and steady Molasses steady
Rice steady.
Tallow steady. Rosin dull
Eggs steady and demand fair; receipts, 2,223
packages; Western. g D24c.
Pork quiet bnt strongly held; sales. 100 brls
mess Cut meats quiet but firmly held. Lard
1890 points higher and fairly active. closing
strong Western steam, spot. Z 50 use; January,
40 a .. o0c; February, g. 04 al lie; March, 8. 10
al l9c; April, s 200 .27c; Nav, 8.22 a s. 35c;
July, 3 80 az 42c; city steam, Z. 60e.
Butter firm for fine stock; Western, - Q33c.
Cheese steady; Western, III a 1850
CHICAGO, Dec. 1G.-The light receipts of hogs
to-day caused lard TO open strong on Change
this morning May lard oper ed Toe higher be-
ing quoted az l5c; in the first furry 1t ran up
10 223c. May pork opened 15c higher, at SIS. Is,
and Immediately advanced to SIS CO. Country
buying orders for both lard and ribs were numer-
,ns Corn opened a trife higher, at 534c for
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ADAMS EXPRESS CD.

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May. on light receipts. and May wheat opened
unchanged at s3sc Provisions and corn at
tracted nearly all of the attention during the
early morning May pork, which touched $3.50
ruled firm around $15 700 rs, with large
quantities of stuff changing hands. The corn men
started boom shortly after 10 o'clock. and May
opening sales was rushed mp to 54aac. Wheat
followed the lead Of corn, and May sold up to
S3sc. There was no further bulge in lard or
pork during the morning. but pork held strong
around S15 20, or triie above. The leading
futures ranged az follows
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the whole trfe better support and prices averaged
higher than last evening. with 607 points gained.
Late in the day. however the cable brought reports
of panicky feeling the Paris Bourse, and this
caused a reaction, leaving closing rates only ] az
points above last evening with the general easy
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 16.-Cotton firm; mid
ding, 97sc; low middling, lice; good ordinary,
9isc; receipts u, 012 bales; gross receipts 12
142 bales; exports coastwise, 9 bales; sales, $500
bales; stock, 366, 3s5 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16.-Cotton firm, with a good
demands sales, IL 900 bales, including / 900 bales
for speculation and export, and 8 200 bales Amer
irau
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INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. SATURDAY. IT, 1887

begin show signs of weakness Quais are
scare and higher. Venison in good supply
Rabbits and squirrels plenty and selling slow.
GRAIN
The local market was firm in tone to-day
and on corn and oats slightly improved prices
shown. Bidding Change was quite
spirited and better feeling was noticeable
Track bids ruled as follows:
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Original Puzzles.
NO. 2572-sYNCoPATIoNs
!. syncopate leader or captain, and leave to en-
bewilder.
3. Syncopate a thorny evergreen shrub, and leave
tube filed with conclusive matter.
q. Syncopate to cast, and leave doting.
.. Syncopate TO inert, and leave information.
GALLON, D. DoDo.
NO. 2573-cHARApE.
dwell in nocturnal shade,
And am for happiness made.
The state of life that brings me out
time of needed rest, no doubt
Enjoyed by of every class;
By it will pass.
FIRST HALF, unconscious mental state
In body acts; of mind trait
Often shown in hideous forms,
Precursor of some dreadful storms,
Which oft in afterthought arise
Rightly mans wicked acts chastise.
LAST HALE geographical term,
Where man IS dwelling place always firm.
Like first exists where maj: is found;
1t Is both and under ground.
MARTINSvILLE Ind. UNCLE THEo.
NO. 2574-LETTER ENIGMA.
Find one in large, hat not in small;
Find two in post, but not in wall;
Find three in field, but not in mount.
Find four in read, but not in count;
Find five in half but not in part.
Find six in sleigh. but not in cart
Find seven in ring, bu. not in bell
FIND eight in sick, but not in wel
Find nine in dispatch but not in word;
Now please find pretty bird.
UNCLE WILL.
NO. 2575-HoUR GLASS.
:, l. A rope wound round mast 2 Land next to
s. Violent pain sharp, shrill' harsh sound past
Centrals-A pattern. JUNIus,
WALNUT, Ind.
NO. 2576-ENIGMA
am composed of sixteen letters.
My 9, 16, IL is fowl
My IL, 8, 10, z. , is spawn of frogs.
My IA, 1. Is, is illhumor
My 3, 4, IS, 2 is
My whole you will never quite understand yet it
expresses quality of this enigma.
UNCLE THEo.
NO. 2577-CURTAILMENTs.
1. Curtail hard, and leave major. (NIus.)
=. a vale, and leave a sort of East Indian vetch.
3. A mean dupe and leave TO pick out.
a. Slow motion and leave the crop OF fowls
5. A rib of the body of animal. and leave suf-
fering.
g. Resembling horn, and leave grain.
UNCLE WILL.
NO. 2578-CHARADE
greasy substance ONE
block of metal. Two
Unite the TWO with ONE,
And the BUFFALo-NUT you'll view.
ANSWERS in three weeks.
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Answers to Puzzles

Answers to Puzzles.
No. 2549-Punishment follows close upon crime.
No 2550-Regal pennsular.
No. 2551-Dictonary.
No. 1852 II G X
" A y E
CAT ONS
h n o T T ED
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No. 2553-Peuchant.
No. 2554-
HON
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ROD OMEL
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l.
No. 2555-1 A-back. q A-base. 3. Asbet. 4.
Acorn. s. Across. q. Acute. Z. Ado. 8. A-drift
3. A-vow. 10. Avoid.
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Foot Notes.

Dopo continues to send large lists of answers.
UNCLE THEo contributes a couple of good pushes
this week.
FAIRPLAY is thanked for the postal of answers.
Hope to receive Originals from Fairplay
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By Farplsy. Fort Wayne: Nos. 1851. 1858,
1854, 2555.
1854, 2555.
We Ard the nriza to Dn6o.
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The Prizes.
Puzzles Answered.

We offer small book for the best list of an
bas
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Real Estate Transfers.

Instruments filed for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twenty hours
ending at 3 p. NJ, Dec. 16. 1897. as furnished by
Elliott Butler. abstracters Of titles Room %. tna
Building:
Alice E. Evans to Frederick NJ. Bachman,
Indianapolis .'------- $3.50 90
Anna L. Walker to James f. Z hi, lots ID,
Place addition to Indianapolis -. 10000
Mary j. Phipps 10 Nancy Green part of
dianapolis 80 - $4,000
Emma NJ. NJ. Miller VIM. Hecker, part
of lot 13 in Browns subdivision of out
lot A. in Indianapolis INSTRUMENTATION 2, 200 90
Nicholas McCarty to VIM. A. Shake, lot
119, in McCarty's first West-side addi-
ton to indianapolis 10000
Harry J. AIilligan, trustee, to Emma F.
Duckworth, lot 13 in square B. of the
Indianapolis. 295.oO
Joseph NJ Hutchinson to Thos Gray, lot
9, in VIM Il. Gi5son's subdivision of
block %. in johnson 8 heirs addition
to indianapolis. 100000
The Equitable Trust Company to Nathan
iel N Morris. the west half of the north
east quarter of section g. township 10
north range east; also the east half
of the east half of the northwest quar-.
ter of section 8, township 10 north, of
range D east, containing 121 acres; also
part of the west half of section s. town
ship Is north, of range east, contain
ing 101 $4,000 Observation-Disclosures. 9.512.44
ccz
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FIELD SEEDS

Wholesale and Retail at HUNTINGTON s. HOSES
SEED STORE, 70 and so E. Market ST. Indian apo
lis. Samples and prices furnished application.
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THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

Everything relating to this departmentmust be ad
dressed to w. III. GRAHAM, West Scarborough, Cum,
berland county, Name. Original contributions AMI
answers to each weeks puzzles are desired.
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-Four per cent. bonds 1251S
Four per cent. coup -i261s
-Four and q half per ct. l07 s.
Four-and-e-l2s, coup 107 81
Pacific 6s of '95---.-119
louisiana onsols- OLE
Missouri 6s- .102
Tenn. settlement 6s- -1o010
Tenn. settlement S. 90
Tenn. settlement 3s.- II
Canada Southern, Eds 81
Central Pacific lists. ZIG
Den. 81 Rio G. lists -1171a
Den. g. Rio G.. Is 78l2
Den. & r. G.. w. lists 70
Erie seconds. e6%
NJ. K. s. T. gen. 6s-- "a
NJ K. Sc T. gen. 5s-- 637s
Mutual Union 6s---. S2l9
N. j. g. Int. cert.---.101
Northern Pacific 1sts.1l7
Northern Pacific Ids. 1909
Northwestern consols138
Northwest. debent.5slO
Oregon 81 Trans. c. 80
st. l.. & I. NJ. gen. 5s 921a
St. l.. g. $. f.. gen. In.1145s
st. Paul consuIs- -12512
st. P.Chi. & Pac. 1sts1lS
Texas Pac i'd grants 1853
T. 2. r. Ct. ex. coup 657s
Union Pacific lists. --1i5
West Shore
Adams Express .-----140
Alton & Terre Haute- 35
Alton It Il. III. pref IS
American Express---i05
b. G. r. s. No. 30
Canada Pacific 81
Canada Southern -. 551s
Central Pacific ------ 35l2
Chesapeake Sc Ohio 44
@. & o. pref. firsts--- ia
G. g o. seconds---- SID
Chicago s. Alton----.132
G., B. & Q-------.126ls
c., st. L. 81 P-.-..--- IL
c., st. L. & p. pref 371a
O., s. & C.----..--- 56A
Clevel'd g. Columbus 51L2
Delaware & Hudson 1929
Del, Lack & West 1865
d. & Rio Grande.--. 2I19
East Tennessee----. 10lS
East Tenn. pref. Ist- 90
East Tenn. pref. I'd 21A
Erie. 2S4
Erie preferred-.-.--- 6334
Fort INSTRUMENTATION u
Fl. Worth & Denver a
Hooking Valley 90
Houston & Texas 20
Illinois Central --.II6
LONDON, Dec. To- j
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Wool.


BOSTON. Dec. 16-Woo1 steady Ohio and Penn
sylvania extra feeees 30031c; Xxx, 32G321ec; Xxx
and above, 32la033e; Michigan extra, 2SAsc fine
Territory woods. 10 go 1Sc medium Territory 100
21c very choice Territory, 23024loc; spring Texas,
1601Sc; eastern Oregon. 1601Sc; California woods,
16121c. Other grades unchanged.
ST. LOUIS Dec. 16.-Wool steady and quiet:
washed bright medium. 1923 lac: coarse braid, Is
d21c; low sandy, 100 Sc; fine light. $50 19c; fine
heavy. 1oO17c; tub-washed choice, 35c inferior, 80
033c.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Wool quiet and weak; do
mestic fleece 26034c pulled. 14032c; Texas. Do
pc.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 16.-Wool quiet and nom
inai.
Metals
NEW YORK, Dec 16-Copper steady; lake,
1775017. soc. Lead firm; domestic, 5.0005. 12lsc.
Tin steady; straits. 35.75c-
ST. LOUIS, Dec 16.-Lead, 4.7Oc.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The market was without
changes Tor cotton goods very firm.
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ounce.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16-Bar silver, 96,c
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Cattle Steady Mt Unchanged Prices-Hogs
Active and Higher, Closing Firm.

CHARACTERISTICS. lis; shipments, -. But few
here; market steady at unchanged prices about all
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Metals.
Dry Goods.
LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The market was without
change; for cotton goods very firm.
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Conveyances, g; consideration. ,667.44
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But the donkey. He seems to be omnip-
otent. Cunning little fellow, he is
worked SO hard that he appears to have
forgotten his proverbial stubbornness,
and seems all submissive and obedient
to these Neapolitans. The greatest sur
prise to the stranger, however, is that
while the people make their donkeys
work, they seem to be continually afraid
to work themselves. They will pile
huge and heavy load on their two-wheel
carts and expect their poor little donkeys
not only to haul this load, but in addi-
ton to carry the owner, for almost in
variably the driver will lay piece of
carpet or blanket on top of his cart, be-
side the vegetables or stores inside,
mount thereon himself and let the poor
little donkey get along as best he can.
Then again, when the master does not
own cart or wagon, he will manage to
have the largest-sized "panniers" one
ever saw fastened to a long-suffering
donkey. Not content with fastening the
full panniers on the beast, he overloads
tACAA duO SACA lAfItOS 1lS WHO dAo OlICu
his numerous children to share his seat
upon the top of all, so at last the poor
little donkey is almost hidden from
sight.
The donkey in the picture is lucky,
because his load is not half the average
size and his lot is cast in easy places, for
he has escaped the drudgery and ig-
nominy of being harnessed like chill
horse" to cow-cart. 1t is the fashion
of Neapolitan draymen to drive three
animals to their wagons-that is when
they do not let the poor little donkey do
all the work. The animals are of various
species. Generally they are large white
cow-rarely an ox-a medium-sized horse
and poor little donkey.
The COW is in the shafts and on one
side the forlorn-looking horse is attached,
while on the other side the little don
keys swingletree is hooked on to the
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WITH THE SCIENTISTS.

The stems and waste from tobacco art
claimed to be equal to linen for paper, at less
than fifth Of the cost
The color of the sun, if seen outside
the earth's atmosphere. is believed by Pro
fessor Langley to be of blush tinge-or, as he
describes it, a lavender with perhaps sug
gestion of purple.
Microscopic air and liquid bubbles ex-
list in many crystals of minerals, no less than
100000 having been estimated to have aplace
In cube of quartz one-twenty-fifth of an
inch square.
An exhibition of useful insects and
heir products, with noxious insects and speci-
mems of their injuries, will be open in Paris
from August ~ to September 2S. Insecticides
and various misunderstanding devices will also
be shown.
The Chinese boast of a series of
eclipses, recorded in the annals of the nation
extending over period of 1890 years, all OF
which, they affirm, were not only observed, but
were calculated and figured in advance The
golden age of Chinese astronomy was from
about 1857 to 4sO B. @.
Musical composers are indebted to
science for two new instruments. The melo-
graph is designed to accurately record the
notes OF any tune played upon piano; and
the melotrope has just been devised in France
to faithfully reproduce upon any piano the
pieces automatically copied by the first ap-
paratus.
One of the finest and most powerful
tools that mechanical science has yet achieved
has just been finished at Mulhouse for the
French navy. 1t is a two carriage universal
lathe, which Is complete machine shop in it
self, being capable of performing the most
varied operations as mortisng shaping
boring and molding-with the most perfect
accuracy. 1t is wonderfully adapted to the
delicate and complicated working of pieces for
armor- plating turrets. of helix supports, of
rudders, of cranked shafts, of pistons, etc., for
modernwar vessels, and it handles and shapes
immense masses of steel almost as skillfully as
the carpenter carves small blocks of wood. It's
: weight is more than $40 tons.
At the Royal Institution, London, Mr..
tWimshurst has exhibited an exceedingly inter-
esting experiment in which small type placed
on disc revolving several thousand times
minute was distinctly seen and read while in
motion. This was accomplished by means of
an electrical arrangement which caused bril-
liant sparks to illuminate the print at the ex-
act instant only when the type was vertical.
But for the buzzing produced by the great We
locity Of the disc, the words would have been
supposed to be at rest. This beautiful appli-
cation Of the electric spark gives ready means
Of observing any and all changes which may
take place IN either matter or machinery ID
rapid motion.